News and Notices

By Ron Vidika   NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OH — Avon Lake High School’s longtime director of choral activities, Bill Zurkey, now has another musical cap to add to his impressive collection: director of the Cleveland Pops Chorus, a partner to the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. Zurkey, who has directed the high school’s choral activities for 25 years, will […]

By Donna Kelly   Lake Wales, FL — Virginia Davidson’s love of music began in an old farmhouse off Dundee Road and took her to stages all over the world before leading her back home two years ago. At 82, the venerable musician has no plans to retire as she prepares to take the baton […]

www.sightreadingfactory.com   – sight-singing exercise generator – 6 levels of difficulty – sounds like real music – generates exercises in any major or minor key – play a MIDI recording of the exercise with one click   I have been waiting for this for years, and now it finally exists!!!

KWIT-KOJI FM90, Sioux City, Iowa, announces the addition of a locally produced choral program to the station’s Sunday morning line-up from 10 to 11 a.m. CST beginning Sept. 9. The 13-week series, “Sunday in Siouxland,” will be hosted by Dr. Sean Burton, associate professor of music, Gilchrist Foundation director of choral activities and division chair […]

Hour 1 of Great Sacred Music features an exhalation of Alleluias. Some familiar. Some not so familiar. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem is scheduled during Hour 3. It features an all star cast. Let me know what you think of it.   Always happy to hear from you via email and at the station on Sunday […]

Hour 1 of Great Sacred Music features an exhalation of Alleluias. Some familiar. Some not so familiar. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem is scheduled during Hour 3. It features an all star cast. Let me know what you think of it. I am beginning to plan the holiday shows in December. Always grateful to you for […]